Kyler Murray doesn’t want to hear your jokes or comments about the “independent study” clause in his new Arizona Cardinals contract. He also doesn’t want you to think he could make it to the NFL without studying film. The newly-minted $230.5 million quarterback held an impromptu press conference Thursday to talk about everything that’s been said about the part of his new contract with requires him to spend at least four hours per week game film in an attempt to save his reputation around the… Source link

The Houston Texans drafted Deshaun Watson in 2017. He missed most of his rookie season with an injury, but when he returned, the Texans won football games. They made the playoffs in 2018 and 2019, and even won a playoff game against the Buffalo Bills. With a young quarterback at the controls, it looked like the Texans were set up to be a consistently good team in the AFC for years to come. Things changed quickly. They basically gave away an elite wide receiver in DeAndre Hopkins. They won… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Thursday brings 10 games across baseball, two of which have early start times. One of the early games will be a battle between AL East foes in the Rays and Orioles. While only eight games make up the evening slate, there is no shortage of impressive starting pitchers. Shohei Ohtani will be on the mound for the Angels, taking on the Rangers at home. Zack Wheeler will get the call for the Phillies in what is a very favorable… Source link

Sometimes doing just enough still isn’t enough. Such is the case with Google’s new Pixel Buds Pro, a much-needed update to Google’s recent line of wireless earbuds. After last year’s budget Pixel Buds A, the Pixel Buds Pro promise something more: premium wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation (ANC), excellent battery life, and improved comfort.  And generally speaking, Google has pulled that off. These are very good wireless earbuds that work seamlessly with Google’s Pixel… Source link

It wasn’t a sure thing that the Pixel Buds Pro would turn out to be good. Google has had a mixed, inconsistent track record with wireless earbuds so far. The original Pixel Buds in 2017 had such an unconventional design that something as fundamental as putting them back into the case was overly complicated. The Pixel Buds 2 moved to a much sleeker, true wireless form factor, but they were beset with connectivity issues and frequent audio dropouts. Google righted the ship with the… Source link

Spotify (SPOT) surged on the heels of its Q2 earnings report with shares climbing more than 13% on Wednesday after the company reported a beat on both revenue and monthly active users. But one analyst says the stock surge was an “overreaction” given the platform’s profitability struggles. “While we believe there remains material user growth left for Spotify we highlight that many investors question whether Spotify will ever be able to generate significant lasting profitability,” Pivotal… Source link

Photo: B.O’Kane/Alamy Stock Photo For years, it looked like the James R. Thompson Center, Helmut Jahn’s postmodernist government building in downtown Chicago, might be demolished. The 1.2 million-square-foot structure, completed in 1984 and known for its dizzying 17-story public atrium, racked up $326 million in deferred maintenance and cost… Source link

Google has announced a massive Google Photos upgrade that will bring powerful new video editing capabilities to the platform later this year. The upgrade offers clever automated video creation functions that construct finished ‘movies’ in a few taps as well as more sophisticated movie editing tools for advanced users. Google is developing a massive Google Photos upgrade. GOOGLE MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Finally Adds Long-Awaited Google Photos FeatureBy Paul Monckton

Stocks opened Thursday’s trading session higher after new data showed the U.S. economy contracted for the second-straight quarter in Q2. Shortly after the opening bell, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were up about 0.3%, while the Dow was up closer to 0.2%. Data from the Commerce Department out Thursday morning showed GDP growth fell at an annualized rate of 0.9% in Q2, marking the second-straight quarter we’ve seen a drop in economic activity. Thursday’s early move served as a continuation of sharp… Source link

If you look around Google’s Mountain View, CA offices, you’ll see Windows machines, Chromebooks, Macs — and gLinux desktops. G what, you ask? Well, in addition to  relying on Linux for its servers, Google has its very own Linux desktop distribution. You can’t get it — darn it! — but for more than a decade, Google has been baking and eating its own homemade Linux desktop distribution. The first version was Goobuntu. (As you’d guess from the name, it was… Source link